PokerStars was the sponsor behind this tournament and this explains why so many poker professionals who usually play exclusively over the Internet found it worthwhile to participate.

Many of them were eliminated before the bubble burst, but the final table was littered with pros, with the outcome being very difficult to anticipate. One by one they were eliminated and by the time three handed play began, it was pretty clear that David Peters was favorite to win the event.

Viacheslav Goryachev had the second deep stack, after eliminating some of the best poker players throughout the day. Unfortunately for him he couldn’t hold on to his lead and was eliminated by David Peters from the United States.

The decisive hand was actually a coin flip and unfortunately for the Russian his starting hand was eventually defeated, leaving Ivan Luca to challenge the leader.

The Argentinean was the most active one of the final table and he took large chunks of the stacks of the short stackers, to consolidate his own.

He shifted into a less aggressive gear and this strategy paid off, as he gradually added chips to have a fighting chance when the heads up starting.

The fact that he was trailing David for the entire time was definitely frustrating and unfortunately for Ivan, he chose the worst possible time to go all in.

He still won almost €400,000, which is a lot of money and an excellent return on investment, but it was David Peters who took home the main prize.

The elegant watch represents only the icing on the cake, with almost €2 million being split among the finalists as you can see below: